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, Australia. Established in 1920, the school merged with

Duval High School DuVal High School (DHS) is a comprehensive science and technology public magnet high school in the Seabrook census-designated place in unincorporated Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, with a Lanham postal address.

in January 2019 to allow for the newly established

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(Year 10), and the NSW Higher School Certificate (Year 12).

History

Founded in 1920, Armidale High School was the first public secondary school to be established in Armidale, drawing students from Armidale and from around the New England region. Because of poor transport, many of these students boarded at two hostels maintained by the

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, St John's for boys and the Memorial Hostel for girls. The establishment of the Armidale Teachers' College (1928) and then the New England University College (1938), now the University of New England, drew teachers to Armidale for career reasons and helped create a vibrant sporting and academic culture. The school expanded quickly over the 1950s and 1960s as the expansion of the university brought new families to the city. This created pressures on facilities, leading to the establishment in 1974 of a new high school, Duval High School, on the northern outskirts of Armidale. Structural changes in Australian higher education resulting from the Dawkins Education Reforms from the late 1980s lead to significant job losses in Armidale, population decline and hence declines in student numbers at the two high schools. Faced with the need to renew buildings and facilities as well as the need to accommodate renewed student growth, the

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decided to merge the two high schools. In 2018 it was announced that Armidale High would merge with Duval High to form the newly established Armidale Secondary College that will cater for approximately 1,500 students from Year 7 to Year 12. The installation of a temporary additional school at Duval High School started, in readiness for students during the transition period from January 2019. Construction of Armidale Secondary College commenced on the Armidale High School site in 2019 and will continue in 2020. It is expected that Armidale Secondary College will commence in Term 1, 2021. While the merge caused some distress among alumni of both schools, the plans provide for preservation of key historical features of the Armidale High School and for preservation of the history of both schools.

Notable alumni

* Don Aitkinpolitical scientist, academic administrator, writer *

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academic, writer *

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and

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(also attended Orange High School and

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) * David Franklinactor * John Knightdiplomat, ministerial adviser, politician *

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presenter of ''By Design'', ''Future Gardens'' and ''Moar Gardening'' on

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* John Moncktonswimmer, Olympic and Empire Games medallist and World Record holder *

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barrister and politician. Boarded at St John's Hostel *

Brenda Walker Brenda Walker (born 1957 in Grafton, New South Wales) is an Australian writer. She studied at the University of New England in Armidale and, after gaining a PhD in English (on the work of Samuel Beckett) at the Australian National University ...

academics and writer, daughter of writer Shirley Walker, sister of singer Don Walker * Peter Woolnough, better known as Peter Allensinger and performer

References

Defunct public high schools in New South Wales 1920 establishments in Australia Educational institutions established in 1920 Schools in Armidale, New South Wales 2018 disestablishments in Australia Educational institutions disestablished in 2018 {{NewSouthWales-school-stub

History

Notable alumni

See also

References